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,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE 

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,/U>T & ,I WROTE A BOOK TOGE!R1 ON ! BASICS ( AN>*ISM1 :I* WE CALL$ ,! ,FLOODGATES ( ,AN>*Y4 ,ON ! ROYALTIES WE W]E ABLE TO CONT9UE ! ,BLACK ,CROSS & ALSO FUND ,BLACK ,FLAG AS A REGUL> PUBLICATION = SEV]AL YE>S4 ,FLOODGATES BR\<T AN>*O-SYNDICALISM 9TO MOD]N T]MS ( REF]5CE1 & RAN 9TO SEV]AL $ITIONS1 ONE ( !M A MAJOR PAP]BACK 7,SPH]E ,BOOKS74 ,!RE WAS ALSO A ,SPANI% $ITION BY ! ,>G5T9E PUBLI%]1 ,$ITORIAL ,PROYECCION4 ,LAT] WE DID AN (FSET RUN \RSELVES TO TAKE 9TO ,SPA94 ,IT ATTRACT$ SOME 9T]E/+ REVIEWS1 RANG+ FROM ! LEAD+ ,SUNDAYS TO A BIZ>RE REVIEW 9 ,*ILI :]E A BEWILD]$ WEEKLY PAP] CRITICIZ$ US = FAIL+ TO CONCEAL \R SYMPA?IES ON ! DREAD$ SUBJECT ( AN>*ISM4 

,IT GAVE ,MIGUEL ! IDEA ( WRIT+ HIS EXP]I5CES & HE US$ TO COME & SEE ME AT ! ,DAILY ,SKET*4 ,IT WAS LAIDBACK1 9 :AT WE N[ KN[ W]E ITS TWILI<T YE>S1 & ,I F\ND HIM A DISUS$ ROOM :I* HE C\LD USE AS AN (FICE :]E HE DICTAT$ HIS BOOK ,FRANCO'S ,PRISON]4 ,! SECURITY GU>D COMPLA9$ TO ME ?AT NOBODY HAD TOLD HIM IT WAS TO BE RE-OP5$ AS A '=EIGN CORRESPOND5CE ROOM' & ,I TOLD HIM NOT TO WORRY AS IT WAS H>DLY LIKELY ! ROOM HAD BE5 HIJACK$4 ,I GOT AN OLD FA%ION$ LOOK1 AN EXPRESSION ,I HAD DIFFICULTY 9 CONVEY+ TO ,MIGUEL4 

,I WANGL$ HIM A CANTE5 PASS FROM ! *APEL COMMITTEE & HE LOOK$ ) DISMAY AT ! FOOD :I* HE REG>D$ AS COOK$ LEA!R4 ,ON BE+ TOLD TO MAKE UP HIS M9D %>PI% BY ! S]V+ LADY1 HE %OOK HIS HEAD SADLY & ASK$ IF HE C\LD JU/ HAVE A GLASS ( W9E4 0,A GLASS ( BLE$9' W9E60 %E CRI$ 9CR$UL\SLY4 ,I APOLOGIZ$ = HIM4 0,Y\ MU/ EXCUSE MY FRI5D1 HE'S NOT US$ TO \R /&>DS1 HE'S JU/ COME \T ( A ,SPANI% JAIL40 ,I 9SI/$ ?IS W5T 9TO ,FRANCO'S ,PRISON]4 

,! ,FIR/ ,TW5TY ',BLACK ,FLAG' ,YE>S 

,BLACK ,FLAG WAS FROM ! TIME IT APPE>$ CONT9UALLY =C$ TO BATTLE ) ! MIS9=MATION CAMPAIGN BE+ WAG$ AGA9/ IT1 & AGA9/ ACTIVI/ AN>*ISM1 9 NEWSPAP]S & BOOKS1 ,T,V & ! POLICE1 NOT TO M5TION PSEUDO-LIB]T>IAN SELF-/YL$ 9TELLECTUALS4 ,MY RESPONSES W]E1 ,I FE>1 VIRUL5T &1 ,I HOPE1 RES5T$4 ,IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO LI/ ALL ! ILLEGALITIES ( :I* ,BLACK ,FLAG WAS ACCUS$ BETWE5 #aig & #a#i#i1 FROM KILL+ TO 9CIT+ MURD]1 CAUS+ RIOTS TO >SON1 KIDNAPP+ TO SABOTAGE1 CONSPIRACY TO FOM5T+ /RIKES4 ,SOME ( \R ALLEG$ ACTIONS W]E ABSURD1 SOME IMPOSSIBLE1 SOME WE W\LD HAVE ABHORR$1 BUT :AT A PITY SOME ( !M W]E NOT TRUE6 ,! ,DAILY ,EXPRESS ?\<T WE HAD >MORIES & PLANES AT \R DISPOSAL1 & ! ,TORY ,M,P ,IAN ,SPROAT WORRI$ AB\T \R POSSESS+ ! NUCLE> BOMB4 ,I DON'T KN[ :E!R ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* BELIEV$ HALF ( !SE /ORIES4 ,!Y 9V5T$ SOME4 ,= A LONG TIME WE W]E UND] SURVEILLANCE1 ,/U>T 9 P>TICUL>4 

,! POLICE CAMPAIGN WAS OPPRESSIVE SO F> AS ,/U>T WAS CONC]N$ BUT NOT UNDULY SO1 AFT] ! ANTI-,ANGRY ,BRIGADE RAIDS1 TO MYSELF4 ,ON ONE OCCASION ! ,BLACK ,CROSS GOT AN APPEAL FROM A ,SPANI% PRISON] = TOO?A*E P[D] & V>I\S O!R PRESCRIPTIVE DRUGS4 ,9 REPLY TO A CIRCUL> FROM ,MIGUEL & MYSELF1 A WELL MEAN+ S\L FROM ! ,AU/RALIAN HIPPIE CULTURE S5T US M>IJUANA BY PO/1 ?9K+ ?IS WAS :AT WE REALLY MEANT4 ,I SWIFTLY GAVE IT TO ! NE>E/ AVAILABLE PO!AD1 ?9K+ IT MI<T BE A TRAP1 BUT !RE WAS NO COMEBACK SO ,I PRESUM$ \R MAIL WAS NOT BE+ OP5$1 AT LEA/ NOT AT ?AT P>TICUL> ADDRESS4 

,A SEQUEL WAS ?AT SOMEONE RECEIV+ ! CIRCUL> PO9T$ \T ?AT DOCTORS RECEIV$ 5\< SAMPLES ( DRUGS FROM PH>MACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO COV] ALL \R ,SPANI% PRISON]S' NE$S = YE>S1 NO MATT] :AT ! /ATE ( !IR TEE?1 SO ,I WROTE TO TWO DOCTORS 9/EAD4 ,ONE1 A ,QUAK] BUT A WOMAN ( 9TEGRITY1 S5T (F ALL WE NE$$1 & HAD ! PRESCRIPTIONS TRANSLAT$ BESIDES4 ,! O!R1 :O CLAIM$ TO BE AN AN>*I/1 REPLI$ ?AT HE AGRE$ ) :AT WE W]E DO+ BUT HAD TO ?9K ( ! E?ICAL PROBLEM IT RAIS$4 ,MANUFACTUR]S DID NOT S5D CO/LY SAMPLES FREE TO DOCTORS TO BE DISPOS$ ( 9 ?AT FA%ION4 ,A LITTLE ACTIVITY & Y\ KN[ :AT SIDE !Y'RE ON4 

,ONE CAN NEV] JOKE )\T SOME IMBECILE J\RNO OR POLITICO TAK+ IT S]I\SLY4 ,:5 ON ONE OCCASION WE ASK$ = DONATIONS & M5TION$ V>I\S ITEMS PEOPLE C\LD S5D 9/EAD ( CA%1 LIKE SCRAP IRON1 US$ PO/AGE /AMPS1 LUN*EON V\*]S1 ETC41 A NATIONAL PAP] REPORT$ S]I\SLY ?AT ,BLACK ,FLAG WAS SO BROKE 7:I* WAS TRUE7 WE EV5 W]E APPEAL+ = ,L,VS4 ,P]HAPS PRODUC+ ! J\RNAL WAS H[ !Y ?\<T WE E>N$ \R BREAD4 ,ONE OCCASION WE REPRODUC$ A S>CA/IC ,DUT* PO/] SAY+ ! ,POPE WAS WANT$ = CRIMES AGA9/ HUMANITY & WE (F]$ ,G,B,P#e1 # DEAD OR ALIVE 7AS IF WE C\LD HAVE RAIS$ ,G,B,P#e1 EV5 9 LUN*EON V\*]S74 ,DAVID ,ALTON1 A ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC BY POLITICAL AFFILIATION1 A ,LIB]AL BY PR(ESSION & A ,MEMB] ( ,P>LIAM5T BY RELIGI\S CONVICTION1 WANT$ US PROSECUT$ = 9CITEM5T TO MURD]4 

,NOBODY EV] FAIL$ TO M5TION \R 'L9KS ) 9T]NATIONAL T]RORISM'4 ,! T5ACITY ( !SE L9KS WAS SU* ?AT A ,SPANI% COMRADE ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,FIR/ ( ,MAY ,GR\P WAS DESCRIB$ BY ! ,DAILY ,MAIL AS 0! BRA9S BEH9D ! ,I,R,A04 ,:5 WE WANT$ TO RUN A CAMPAIGN TO HELP PRISON]S 9 ! ,IRI% ,REPUBLIC1 LIKE MANY ,CONT95TALS HE WAS UND] ! IMPRESSION ?AT ?IS HAD SOME?+ TO DO ) ! ,BRITI% ,GOV]NM5T4 ,:O KN[S1 P]HAPS HE WAS RI<T1 BUT ,I ?9K ! BRA9S BEH9D ! ,I,R,A W\LD NOT HAVE PROPOS$ A M>* ON ! ,BRITI% ,EMBASSY4 ,P]HAPS ! ,MAIL J\RNALI/ HAD BE5 LI/5+ TO SOME B>-ROOM 0,IRI%0 JOKE & TOOK IT = S]I\S NEWS4 

,!RE WAS AN 9T]NATIONAL MOOD ( REBELLION ?AT SAW ! FUTURE & KNEW IT W\LD NOT WORK4 ,9 ?IS C\NTRY IT WAS 9 P>T ! FAILURES ( ! ,LABOR GOV]NM5T1 & ! PLANN$ ATTACK UPON ! WORK+ CLASS BY ! ,TORIES ?AT SP>K$ (F A S]IES ( PROTE/S4 ,AS 9 ,P>IS1 A M9OR P>T ( IT />T$ AMONG ! /UD5TS4 ,/UD5T L$ FACTIONS LIKE ! ,SITUATIONI/S 5?USIA/ICALLY SUPPORT$ IT1 ,M>XI/S SAW IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO CA% 9 :]E !Y C\LD NOT LEAD & DID NOT P>TICIPATE4 ,BUT NO?+ W\LD HAVE HAPP5$ HAD !RE NOT BE5 A SYMPA!TIC WORK+-CLASS BASE4 ,! ,SITUATIONI/S CO9$ ! PHRASE 0,ANGRY ,BRIGADE01 AS LAT] ! HIPPIES CO9$ ! PHRASE 0,P]SONS ,UNKN[N01 TO DESCRIBE SOME?+ !Y DID NOT 9FLU5CE4 

,NOVEL ,APPROA* 

,ONE BRIEFLESS B>RI/] :O HAD BE5 WAT*+ ! TRIAL1 HOP+ TO DO A D5UNCIATION ( ALL CONC]N$1 CAME \T ) A NOVEL ,! ,ANGRY ,BRIGADE4 ,IT WAS TO HAVE BE5 A FUND$ PROPAG&A EX]CISE 9 D5\NC+ RESI/ANCE1 BUT ! V]DICT UPSET ! APPLE-C>T4 ,IT !RE=E APPE>$ AS A NOVEL1 ALLEG$LY BAS$ ON 9T]VIEWS ! AU?OR HAD ) ! REAL P]PETRATORS1 7NO?+ LIKE ! ACCUS$ 9 /YLE OR IDEOLOGY17 ! TAPES ( :I* HE HAD DE/ROY$4 ,!RE WAS AT LEA/ NO HISPANOPHILE OR HISPANOPHOBE ,SCOT4 ,! PROM95T FIGURE 9 AN ATTEMPT TO 0KICK CAPITALISM 9 ! BALLS0 7AS ONE ( ! *>ACT]S PUT IT7 WAS A C[>DLY ,JEW1 0SON ( A RI* & FAM\S RABBI01 :O LET HIS GIRL FRI5D BE BEAT5 UP BY A POLICE 9=M] ANXI\S TO E/ABLI% HIS CR$5TIALS AS ONE ( ! LADS4 

,! ONLY P]SON EV] HE>D ( ON ! ,LEFT &1 EV5 SO1 LI<T MILES FROM ! ,ANGRY ,BRIGADE SC5E :O WAS ! SON ( A 0RI* & FAM\S RABBI0 7& ! GR&SON ( ANO!R7 WAS A RI* & FAM\S ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY LAWY]1 WELL V]S$ 9 ! LAW ( LIBEL1 & :E!R HE EV] READ IT OR NOT1 ! BOOK VANI%$ )\T TRACE4 ,! ,GU>DIAN HAD CR$IT$ ! TAPES ( ! 9T]VIEWS AS REAL & ! BOOK BAS$ ON FACT4 ,IF ?AT W]E ! CASE ! AU?OR %\LD HAVE BE5 PROSECUT$ = DE/ROY+ VITAL POLICE EVID5CE1 9/EAD ( BE+ QUIETLY IGNOR$4 ,! ,GU>DIAN CAN ON OCCASION BEAT ! ,TELEGRAPH H&S D[N AT ITS [N GAME1 BUT IT TRIES TO BE LIB]AL1 BLESS ITS LITTLE COTTON SOCKS4 

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,:AT W]E \R L9KS ) 9T]NATIONAL T]RORISM8 ,WE HAD NO?+ :ATEV] TO DO ) ! TYPE ( ,?IRD ,WORLD NATIONALISM BY PROXY 9 :I* GUILT-RIDD5 DROP-\TS FROM ! MIDDLE-CLASS OR PR(ESSIONALS LIV+ UPON ! POOR4 ,?AT1 AL?\< FREQU5TLY LABEL$ 0AN>*I/0 NEI!R ,I NOR MY ASSOCIATES HAD ANY CONNECTION4 ,9 ITS E>LY /AGES WE SOMETIMES HAD A NODD+ ACQUA9TANCE4 ,! ,EUROPEAN & ,AM]ICAN ,NEW ,LEFT CONFUS$ ! TWO1 MISL$ BY ! PR(ESSORS & ! J\RNALI/S4 ,ANY SEMBLANCE ( CONTACT VANI%$ ) ! EV5TS 9 ,G]MANY & ! ADOPTION ?R\<\T ! WORLD BY ! ,M>XI/S & PROXY-NATIONALI/S ( MILIT>Y TACTICS1 :I* 9VOLVE 9DISCRIM9ATE ATTACKS UPON '5EMY' NATIONALS & >E MODEL$ ON NATIONAL W>F>E4 ,PREVI\SLY !Y HAD IMITAT$ TACTICS BAS$ ON WORK+-CLASS RESI/ANCE :I* >E DISCRIM9ATE ATTACKS 9VOLV+ ! PEOPLE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE = OPPRESSION4 

,! AN>*I/ PO/W> ,RESI/ANCE WAS UNTIL ! SIXTIES C5T]$ ON ,SPA94 ,! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> HADN'T 5D$ ) ! PLAY+ ( 0,C>M5 ,MEJORADA0 ON ! RADIO ON ! ?IRD ( ,M>* #a#i#c#i4 ,! GREAT DAYS ( ! WORLD & PO/W> ,RESI/ANCE W]E YET TO COME4 ,IT IS A MATT] = BITT] REGRET ?AT ! ,RESI/ANCE1 AS DI/9CT FROM AN OP5 ,W>1 DID NOT BEG9 9 ,JULY #a#i#c#f1 :5 ! WORK]S W]E P[]FUL & HAD NOT BE5 SUBJECT$ TO G5OCIDE4 ,BUT ! WORK+ CLASS W\LD NEV] HAVE UND]/OOD A POLICY PASSIVELY ALL[+ TROOPS TO M>* 91 EV5 ) ! 9T5TION ( BID+ ONE'S TIME & HITT+ BACK BY GU]RILLA ACTION1 AT :I* !Y EXCELL$ & :I* !Y F9ALLY HAD TO ADOPT ANYWAY4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY W\LD HAVE EXPLOIT$ TO ! HILT ! APP>5T TREA*]Y & C[>DICE IMPLICIT 9 FAIL+ TO WAGE OP5 W>4 

,DUR+1 & JU/ AFT]1 ! /RUGGLE ( ,FAC]IAS & ! ,SABAT] BRO!RS 9 ,SPA91 ,P>IS WAS ! C5T] ( ! ,FIR/ ( ,MAY CIRCLE = YE>S 7LAT] IT WAS ,BRUSSELS74 ,I WAS !RE ONE YE> 7,I =GET :I*7 ) ,EVIE1 :O HAD SOME FA%ION REVIEW TO ATT5D1 :5 WE ACCID5TALLY BUMP$ 9TO ,GOMEZ4 ,HE REMA9$ FAIRLY CON/ANTLY OV] ! YE>S CONNECT$ ) ! 9TELLIG5CE S]VICE SET UP BY ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE BUT WAS WORK+ = A MULTI-NATIONAL CONC]N 7:I* IS :Y HE US$ ! PSEUDONYM ,GOMEZ74 ,I DID NOT MEET MO/ ( ! 9N] CIRCLE UNTIL A YE> OR TWO LAT] & DID NOT APPRECIATE :Y ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* = YE>S AFT]W>DS MADE SU* A FUSS AB\T MY MEET+ ,C]RADA ,SANTOS1 :5 !Y 9T]VIEW$ ME = SU* SUSPICI\S MATT]S AS PASS+ ?R\< ,CU/OMS AFT] HOLIDAYS ABROAD1 ACT+ AS BAILEE OR GIV+ EVID5CE 9 POLITICAL TRIALS4 

,I HAD BE5 MEET+1 ?\< SOCIALLY1 MEMB]S ( ! ACTIVE RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ,FRANCO :O W]E 5GAG$ 9 A C\P :I* DID NOT COME (F1 BUT TOOK A TOLL1 LEAV+ SEV]AL 9 ,FRANCO'S PRISONS & SOME 9 ,FR5* JAILS4 

,AMONG ?OSE ,I MET AT ! ,C5T]1 BUT :O W5T TO PRISON SOON AFT]1 WAS ,IGNACIO ,P]EZ ,BEOTEGUI1 TW5TY-F\R YE>S OLD 9 #a#i#g#e1 :O CALL$ HIMSELF 0,WILSON04 ,HE WAS A FRI5D ( 'LA +LESA'1 & ?\< 9 ,E,T,A1 V]Y MU* 9CL9$ TO AN>*ISM RA!R ?AN NATIONALISM4 ,HE WAS ACCUS$ ( BE+ 9VOLV$ 9 ! BL[+ UP ( ,C>R]O ,BLANCO 9 ,DECEMB] #a#i#g#c1 9 ! SAME CITY ( ,MADRID ?AT ,C>R]O ,BLANCO1 9 DEFIANCE ( HIS OA?1 HAD WAG$ 9CESSANT BOMB>DM5T UPON 9 ! ,CIVIL ,W>4 

,I HAD MET E>LI] ! VET]AN ,CIPRIANO ,M]A1 :O PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! ,RESI/ANCE & :O HAD BE5 9 ! =EFRONT ( ! BATTLE ( ,GUADALAJ>A4 ,I TOLD HIM H[ ,5GLI% HI/ORIANS HAD DI/ORT$ ! PICTURE1 GIV+ ! 5TIRE CR$IT TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE4 ,HE HAD SMIL$ BUT ,I C\LD NOT DRAW HIM \T4 ,PEOPLE LIKE HIM DID NOT REALLY C>E AB\T ! HI/ORIANS4 0,5\<1 F9ALLY WE LO/60 ,BUT IT WAS A TRAG$Y ?AT ! TRU? C\LD NOT BE PASS$ ON TO A NEW G5]ATION ( ACTIVI/S4 ,ONLY GRADUALLY N[ DO WE PICK UP ! PIECES4 

,I DID NOT KN[ AT ! TIME :AT WAS AFOOT ?AT MADE !SE CONTACTS SO IMPORTANT TO ! POLICE4 ,I G5U9ELY KNEW NO?+ ( :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 ! >M$ /RUGGLE UNTIL !Y NE$$ SUBSEQU5T PROBLEMS SORT+ \T4 ,!RE WAS ?IS RES]VE ALWAYS 9 ! RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA94 ,!Y HAD ! ATTITUDE 0! LEA/ Y\ KN[ ! BETT]1 ! LEA/ NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O KN[ ! BETT]04 ,!Y W]E CON/ANTLY P5ETRAT$ BY 9=M]S JU/ ! SAME4 ,!SE W]E (T5 BLACKMAIL$ BY ! POLICE HOLD+ !IR FAMILIES 9 A /ATE ( OP5 HO/AGE4 

,! LEG5D>Y ,M]A DI$ 9 #a#i#g#e1 TO SU* AN IMPRESSIVE TURN \T 9 ,P>IS ( AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ VET]ANS ?AT EV5 ,BRITI% ,T,V FEATUR$ IT4 ,AT ! FUN]AL ,I MET ,C]RADA ,SANTOS1 :O HAD A MAGNIFIC5T RECORD ( RESI/ANCE 9 BE=E & DUR+ ! ,CIVIL ,W>1 DUR+ & AFT] ! ,WORLD ,W>4 ,HE HAD F\ND$ ! RAILWAY UNION ( ! ,C,N,T & RESPOND$ TO MY QUE/IONS AB\T ITS MO/ FAM\S MEMB]1 ,BU5AV5TURA ,DURRUTI4 ,I WAS FLATT]$ TO F9D HE HAD HE>D AB\T ME FROM ,MEL*ITA EV5 IF IT WAS AS 'EL ,SAN*O DE ,LONDRES'4 ,IT WAS PROBABLY JU/IFI$ 9 !IR EYES & SOME:AT UNFLATT]+ BUT ALL MY NON-AN>*I/ FRI5DS 9 ,LONDON1 EV5 ,JOE ,?OMAS1 ?\<T ME 9CURABLY QUIXOTIC4 ,IT DEP5DS BY :I* W9DMILL Y\ /&1 ,I SUPPOSE4 

,DUR+ ! ,WORLD ,W> ,C]RADA HAD BE5 9VOLV$ 9 URBAN RESI/ANCE ( A NONVIOL5T NATURE 9 ,FRANCE4 ,HIS SPECIALTY WAS =G]Y4 ,IT WAS NOT UNTIL ,I MET ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA ?AT ,I LE>N$ ?AT ! MANY =G]S )9 ! MOVEM5T HAD ALL LE>N$ !IR TRADE FROM ,BRITI% ,SECRET ,S]VICE AG5TS4 ,C]RADA DID NOT C>E TO M5TION ?AT4 ,IT WAS ALL !Y GOT \T ( !IR WORK 9 ! W>4 ,!Y HAD =G$ ID5TITY C>DS1 RATION BOOKS1 PASSPORTS4 

,HUNDR$S ( ,FR5* ,JEWS & ,ALLI$ ESCAPEE SOLDI]S [$ !IR LIVES TO NEW ID5TITIES ACQUIR$ FROM HIM & O!R ,SPANI% COMRADES OR BE+ SMUGGL$ BY PEOPLE LIKE ,SABAT] 9TO ,SPA91 & H\S$ :5 !Y GOT !RE BY PEOPLE LIKE ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA4 ,IT IS TRUE A SECOND>Y REASON TO ! HUMANIT>IAN ONE WAS TO EMB>RASS ,FRANCO :O DUR+ ! W> WAS DO+ A BALANC+ ACT BETWE5 ,HITL] & ! ,ALLIES1 BUT ?AT WAS NOT ! MA9 CONSID]ATION4 ,AFT] ! W> ! GRATITUDE ( ANY ,JEWI% ORGANIZATION WAS NO GREAT] ?AN ?AT ( ,BRITA9 OR ,FRANCE1 :O NOT ONLY DECL9$ !M A P5SION1 BUT A M5TION4 

,I TRI$ TO LAUN* AN APPEAL AMONG ! ,JEWI% COMMUNITY TO HELP ?OSE N[1 LIKE ,C]RADA1 9 NE$1 BUT ! TOTAL RESPONSE ,I GOT H]E 9 ,BRITA9 WAS NIL4 ,ONLY ! ,AM]ICAN ,JEWI% NE$LEWORK]S1 !MSELVES H>DLY WEAL?Y BY MOD]N ,AM]ICAN /&>DS1 GAVE SPL5DIDLY = YE>S TO HELP !SE O!R VICTIMS ( ,NAZISM4 ,= ?IS1 EV]Y CR$IT MU/ GO TO ,NANCY ,MACDONALD 9 ,NEW ,YORK4 ,9 ,SPA9 EX-COMBATANTS C\LD NOT WORK 9 !IR TRADES1 W>-W\ND$ HAD TO BEG & PRISON]S' FAMILIES DO AS !Y C\LD4 ,!RE WAS NO SOCIAL SECURITY4 ,?OSE :O HAD F\<T AGA9/ FASCISM W]E LEFT TO />VE BUT = ! AID *ANNEL$ ?R\< ?IS DEVOT$ WOMAN4 ,AFT] HELP TO ?OSE LIV+ 9 ,FRANCE1 AID C\LD BE EXT5D$ TO PRISON]S' FAMILIES )9 ,SPA94 ,! NOTION ( ! ,SPANI% GOV]NM5T ITSELF DO+ ANY?+ WAS TOO PREPO/]\S TO BE CONSID]$4 ,%\LD PRISON]S' FAMILIES GET SOCIAL SECURITY8 ,IT FELT !Y PROBABLY %>$ ! PRISON]S' VIEWS & %\LD BE LOCK$ UP TOO4 

,A FEW YE>S AFT] ,I MET ,C]RADA ,SANTOS & AFT] ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA CAME TO ,5GL&1 WE W5T TO ,P>IS 9T5D+ TO R5EW \R ACQUA9TANCE4 ,MIGUEL & HE HAD NOT MET = ?IRTY YE>S4 ,A WEEK BE=E WE W]E TO HAVE MET 7,OCTOB]1 #a#i#g#f71 AS HE WAS COM+ \T ( HIS FAVORITE B> 9 ,BELLEVILLE1 HE WAS %OT D[N BY A ,SPANI% GOV]NM5T AG5T1 WELL KN[N AS A ?IEF & 9=M] & 5JOY+ ,FR5* POLICE PROTECTION4 ,C]RADA WAS SEV5TY-F\R & UN>M$1 BUT ! GUNMAN TOOK NO *ANCES & %OT HIM 9 ! BACK4 

,AFT]W>DS ! ASSASS9 ESCAP$ TO ,CANADA4 ,! LA/ HE>D ( ?IS G5TLEMAN WAS ?AT HE HAD *ANG$ HIS NAME FROM ,RAMON ,CANUDA TO ,RAMON ,L]IDA1 & WAS BELIEV$ TO BE 9 ,QUEBEC4 ,HE FL$ FROM !RE :5 WE GAVE IT PUBLICITY4 ,! COMB9ATION ( ,L]IDA'S OCCUPATIONS IS NOT UNUSUAL4 ,:AT WAS UNUSUAL WAS ?AT HE %\LD DISAPPE> SWIFTLY :5 HE HAD (FICIAL PROTECTION4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE HE ADD$ PEACE-TIME ESPIONAGE TO HIS OCCUPATIONS1 ALWAYS A TRICKY BUS9ESS4 

,9T]POL1 :O W]E CURI\S AS TO MY QUITE 9NOC5T TRIP TO ,P>IS :5 ,I JU/ HAPP5$ TO MEET ,C]RADA ,SANTOS1 W]E NOT 9 ! LEA/ 9T]E/$ 9 FOLL[+ UP ! P]SON :O HAD MURD]$ HIM BUT ,C]RADA MU/ HAVE GREATLY UPSET ITS F\ND]1 ,HE9RI* ,HIMML]1 QUITE AS MU* AS HE DID ! ,G5]ALISSIMO4 

,WE TRI$ TO BR+ ,C]RADA'S MURD]] TO ACC\NT4 ,HE HAD SLIPP$ AWAY FROM ,EUROPE & BE5 GIV5 SANCTU>Y BY ,CANADA4 ,! AU?ORITIES HAD D5I$ 5TRY TO DEF5D]S ( ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE EV5 :5 9VIT$ TO SPEAK BY ,CANADIAN ,BROADCA/+4 ,! IMMIGRATION AU?ORITY PLEAD$ DEF5SE AGA9/ T]RORI/S1 BUT !Y W]E KN[N TO HAVE ADMITT$ DOZ5S ( W> CRIM9ALS :O W]5'T CONSID]$ T]RORI/S ANY MORE ?AN ! MAN :O %OT SOMEBODY = HAV+ D>$ TO ATTEMPT ,HITL]'S LIFE4 ,?IS1 ,I SUGGE/$ 9 A LETT] SIGN$ BY MANY 9 ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T1 PO9T$ TO :]E !IR SYMPA?IES LAY4 

,I NEV] RECEIV$ AN ANSW]4 ,BUT ! IMMIGRATION AU?ORITIES HAD BE5 /UNG1 AS ,I LE>N$ YE>S LAT]1 & ALSO OV]-E/IMAT$ ! SIGNIFICANCE ( MY NAME PREC$+ SO MANY LEAD+ TRADE UNIONI/S4 ,! ,M\NT$ ,POLICE VISIT$ MY BRO!R1 :O HAD EMIGRAT$ !RE4 0,I CAME TO ,CANADA TO BE A GODDAMN CAPITALI/1 0 HE PROTE/$ :5 ASK$ :AT CONNECTION HE HAD ) 0! FAM\S ,5GLI% ,AN>*I/0 7SIC74 ,HE HAD SE5 ME ONCE 9 ?IRTY YE>S AT ! TIME4 ,! ,M\NTIE :O 9T]VIEW$ HIM HAD MU* ! SAME MILIT>Y FIXATIONS & MEMORIES & CONT9U$ TO MEET HIM ON :AT APPE>$ TO BE A FRI5DLY BASIS1 BECOM+ 9TRIGU$ ) HIS ,MASONIC CONNECTIONS4 ,HE W5T ALONG TO MEET HIS CIRCLE1 BUT1 F> FROM BE+ REVOLUTION>IES1 !Y PROV$ TO BE ,JEWI% BUS9ESSM5 DELI<T$ AT ! IDEA ( MEET+ SOCIALLY A REAL LIVE ,M\NTIE4 ,EQUALLY PROV]BIALLY ABLE TO CAT* !IR MAN1 !Y W]E ANXI\S TO KN[ :]E ! ,M\NTIES PLAC$ !IR CONTRACTS = UNI=MS & HEADGE>1 & HE RETIR$ FROM ! FRAY NOT TO BE SE5 AGA94 

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,A ,SPANI% EXILE GR\P 9 ! ,S\? ( ,FRANCE ONE DAY HAD A SURPRISE TELEPHONE CALL FROM A SYMPA?IZ] :O SAID HIS NAME WAS ,JOSE ,M>T9 ,>TAJO4 ,AS ?IS WAS ONE ( ! MO/ DI/+UI%$ NAMES 9 ! ,FRANCO REGIME & CLOSE TO ,GOV]NM5T CIRCLES1 !Y W]E NOT UNNATURALLY SUSPICI\S AT LEA/ ( BE+ HOAX$4 ,BUT ! CALL WAS G5U9E4 ,! CIVIL W> DIVID$ FA!RS FROM SONS1 BRO!RS FROM SI/]S1 EV5 WIVES FROM HUSB&S1 CONTR>Y TO HO/ILE *RONICL]S LIKE ,PR(ESSOR ,WOODCOCK :O ALLEG$ PEOPLE W]E %OT BY ! AN>*I/S 0JU/ = !IR FAMILY CONNECTIONS04 

,ADMIRAL ,FRANCO HIMSELF HAD BE5 LIV+ 9COGNITO 9 ,MADRID DUR+ ! CIVIL W>1 & :5 ! ,AN>*I/ MILITIA VISIT$ HIM1 HAV+ BE5 TIPP$-(F AS TO A PRESUM$ FIF? COLUMNI/1 DEM&$ ANGRILY 0,:AT HAVE ,I TO DO ) MY IDIOT SON80 7AN >GUM5T !Y ACCEPT$74 ,LIKE MANY DESC5DANTS ( 0CONV]SOS07OR ,NEW ,*RI/IANS7 AFT] #adib -- REF]R$ TO CONTEMPTU\SLY1 9 A NAME !Y ACCEPT$ ) PRIDE1 AS 0M>RANOS0 -- PIGS -- :5 9 SECRET !Y KEPT ALIVE !IR OLD FAI?1 ! ,ADMIRAL WAS A ,REPUBLICAN & ,FREEMASON & ONLY NOM9ALLY A ,CA?OLIC4 ,! M>RANOS PR$OM9AT$ 9 ! POLICE & >M$ =CES EV5 UND] ! ,MON>*Y & CONT9U$ TO DO SO 9 ! ,REPUBLIC4 ,HIS O!R SON ,RAMON WAS AN AVIATOR :O HAD CONF]R$ POPUL> ACCLAIM ON ! NAME = HIS PIONE]+ EXPLOITS 9 ! AIR LONG BE=E HIS Y\NG] BRO!R ,FRANCISCO 7:O TOOK HIS MO!R'S SIDE 9 ! FAMILY SQUABBLES7 MADE IT 9FAM\S4 ,! ,ADMIRAL HAD LONG S9CE DIS[N$ ! ,G5]AL & LEFT ,MADRID :5 ! LATT] RE5T]$4 

,! FAMILY FEUD1 BEGUN :5 ! ,ADMIRAL LEFT HIS DEEPLY ,CA?OLIC WIFE1 WAS EXPRESS$ 9 ! Y\NG] SON'S P]SECUTION ( ,REPUBLICANS & ,FREEMASONS :5 HE CAME TO P[]4 ,ROMAN ,CA?OLICISM WAS GLORIFI$ & DIVORCE1 SU* AS ! ,ADMIRAL HAD WANT$ = YE>S1 ILLEGALIZ$4 ,TYPICAL ( ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT GOV]NM5T1 IT HAD REJECT$ AS IMPRACTICAL & ABSURD ! ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/ DEM& TO ABOLI% ! ,>MY 7A HOTB$ ( RI<T-W+ REACTION & OPPRESSION7 & 9/EAD GAVE PROMOTION TO PEOPLE LIKE ,FRANCO1 RELY+ ON HIS FA!R'S BACKGR\ND1 OR O!R FUTURE REBELS BECAUSE ( !IR ,BASQUE OR ,CATALAN ORIG9S4 

,M>T9 ,>TAJO'S FA!R WAS A LEAD+ ,CA?OLIC PUBLI%]4 ,HIS UNCLE1 LAT] A ,M9I/] UND] ,FRANCO1 HAD BE5 AMONG ?OSE IMPRISON$ AS FASCI/S DUR+ ! CIVIL W> 9 ,MADRID1 :5 AN EXCIT$ CR[D WANT$ TO LYN* !M ALL4 ,!Y W]E NOT UNREASONABLY AGITAT$ AT BE+ BOMB$ FROM ! AIR BY ! V]Y AIR =CE !Y HAD UNWILL+LY PAID ?R\< ! NOSE = YE>S TO DEF5D !M AGA9/ =EIGN 5EMIES4 

,MANY ( ! PRISON]S MAY NOT HAVE BE5 FASCI/S & ! W>D]S FELT !Y %\LD GO TO TRIAL = :AT !Y MAY HAVE DONE4 ,!Y S5T = ! LOCAL *IEF ( POLICE & SU* WAS ! TWI/ ( FATE1 SOME ( ! W>D]S1 & ! *IEF ( POLICE HIMSELF1 W]E AN>*I/S4 ,?IS WAS ONE ( ! MANY /RANGE CONSEQU5CES ( ! COMPROMISES ) ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT4 ,! *IEF ( POLICE HELD ! CR[D AT BAY ) A PI/OL 9 EA* H&1 SAY+ ! 7S9CE FAM\S7 WORDS1 0,QUE NADIE PASE60 7,NOBODY GETS ?R\<7 & SAV$ !IR LIVES4 ,LAT]1 :5 ,FRANCO WON1 ! UNLIKELY W>-TIME POLICE *IEF WAS ON ! DEA? LI/1 BUT SAV$ AT ! LA/ MOM5T BY ,M>T9 ,>TAJO'S UNCLE & SOME O!R PROM95T EX-DETA9EES :O DUBB$ HIM 0! R$ ANGEL0 & RECEIV$ A R>E P>DON = HAV+ BE5 A DEF5D] ( LAW & ORD] DUR+ =EIGN 9VASION & REBELLION4 

,= YE>S1 NOT HAV+ TO CONCEAL HIS ID5TITY1 HAV+ BE5 P>DON$1 ! 0R$ ANGEL0 ORGANIZ$ LEGAL DEF5SES1 ACT+ AS 9T]M$I>Y = FUNDS = ?AT PURPOSE1 OR = PRISON]S & !IR FAMILIES FROM ABROAD4 ,N[ HE V\*$ = ,JOSE ,M>T9 ,>TAJO ON ! O!R SIDE4 

,JOSE ,M>T9 ,>TAJO WAS 9 ! ,DIPLOMATIC ,S]VICE 9 ,GREECE :5 HE 'DEFECT$' FROM ! REGIME & ASSOCIAT$ ) MUSICIAN ,LUCY ,DURAN1 DAU<T] ( ! ONE ,G5]AL :O /AY$ ) ! ,REPUBLIC UNTIL DEFEAT1 & A WEAL?Y ,AM]ICAN WOMAN4 ,HE C\LD NOT /AY 9 ,GREECE BUT CAME TO ,LONDON ) H]4 ,HE WORK$ = ! ,RESI/ANCE ) ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA4 ,?\< ,I FELT HE NEV] OV]CAME HIS UPP]-CLASS BACKGR\ND1 H[EV] MU* HE DROPP$ 9TO :AT WE ONCE CALL$ BOHEMIANISM & N[ CALL DROPP+-\T1 ,I HAVE TO SAY HE DEVOT$ A GREAT DEAL TO ! ONGO+ /RUGGLE4 

,ON ONE OCCASION 9 #a#i#g#d1 !RE WAS A S]IES ( POLICE RAIDS ON V>I\S ADDRESSES1 9CLUD+ ,/U>T'S1 ,MIGUEL'S & M9E1 9 FACT BY ! ,FR5* POLICE1 ?\< !Y CAME ALONG ) ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* (FIC]S TO MAKE IT LOOK LEGAL1 ASK+ AB\T A PURELY ,FRANCO-,SPANI% MATT]4 ,AS !RE WAS A ,LABOR ,GOV]NM5T 9 P[] IT W\LD HAVE BE5 A POLITICAL EMB>RASSM5T IF !Y HAD TRAIL$ ALONG A ,SPANI% POLICEMAN AS !Y W\LD HAVE LIK$4 ,IT WAS P>T ( ! 9VE/IGATIONS 9TO ! KIDNAPP+ ( A ,SPANI% BANK] 9 ,FRANCE1 BY A SECTION ( ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE4 ,I 9FURIAT$ !M :5 !Y CAME TO ME BY ANSW]+ ONLY ! ,BRITI% (FIC] & ACT+ AS IF ! ,FR5* ONE C\LD ONLY UND]/& MUSIC-HALL PIDG9-,FRANGLAIS 7HE SPOKE ,5GLI% P]FECTLY WELL74 0,NICE C\NTRY1 NON8 ,M9I-SKIRTS1 MADEMOISELLES1 OO LA LA4 ,IT RA9S ALWAYS BUT PL5TY JIG-JIG1 WEE-WEE -- Y\ WANNA GO80 ,I ADMIT ,I WAS \TRAGE\SLY BETRAY+ MY PR9CIPLES BUT IT WAS WOR? IT TO SEE ! PURPLE NECKS ( BO?4 ,I AM SURE ! W>RANT1 IF ANY1 DID NOT COV] =EIGN POLICE OR !Y W\LD NEV] HAVE SWALL[$ ?IS BEHAVIOR4 ,!Y W]E 9T]E/$ 9 W>DROBES1 ASK+ = A COAT4 ,:5 !Y VISIT$ ,M>T9 ,>TAJO & ,MIGUEL !Y SE>*$ ALL ! COATS4 ,!Y DID NOT MAKE A SE>* 9 ANY ( ! ,BRITI% SUBJECTS VISIT$4 

,LAT] ,MIGUEL EXPLA9$ ! MATT]1 TO ME AT LEA/4 ,SOMEONE HAD WRITT5 FROM A ,SPANI% JAIL ?AT IF ,M>T9 ,>TAJO C\LD PICK UP A C]TA9 COAT COM+ OV]1 HE W\LD HAVE ALL ! 9=MATION HE NE$$4 ,BUT 9 PRISON SLANG 0A COAT0 WAS 0A GUY04 

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